01 Record
CVE-2025-53522
Movable Type contains an issue with use of less trusted source. If exploited, tampered email to reset a password may be sent by a remote unauthenticated attacker.
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: jpcert
CNA base score6.9 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
Movable Type contains an issue with use of less trusted source. If exploited, tampered email to reset a password may be sent by a remote unauthenticated attacker.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 6.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.9 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-08-20 04:22Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-08-20 16:00Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-08-14
- Assigning CNA
- jpcert
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-348Use of Less Trusted SourceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2ea9483da88f096934f8874c6e70153e4bdf2f71a9ffcea5ed3f1360e957c358
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Six Apart Ltd.Movable Type (Software Edition)8.0.0 to 8.0.6, 8.4.0 to 8.4.2 (8 series), 7 r.5508 and earlier (7 series)—
Six Apart Ltd.Movable Type Advanced (Software Edition)8.0.0 to 8.0.6, 8.4.0 to 8.4.2 (8 series), 7 r.5508 and earlier (7 series)—
Six Apart Ltd.Movable Type Premium (Software Edition)2.09 and earlier (2 series), 1.66 and earlier (1 series)—
Six Apart Ltd.Movable Type Premium (Advanced Edition) (Software Edition)2.09 and earlier (2 series), 1.66 and earlier (1 series)—